Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Alexandre Dumas Proofs, circa 1874

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
Abstract:: Consists of hand-corrected proofs of Alexandre Dumas père's 1854 play, La Jeunesse de Louis XIV, as revised by Alexandre Dumas fils, circa 1874. Written by Dumas père while he was in exile in Belgium, the play was rejected by censors in Paris. Although it was published in the Michel Lévy's edition of Dumas père's Théâtre Complet, the play had only been performed in Brussels, Belgium. This version by Dumas fils contains rewrites, additions, and cuts throughout, and was performed in Paris in 1874.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

New York City Theater Playbills Collection, 1880-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 201 boxes and 80.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of playbills of New York City theaters from the late 19th century to the present day.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Anonymous Playscripts Collection, 1890s-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 29 boxes and 11.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous anonymous playscripts, arranged alphabetically by title, that are largely undated but appear to range from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century (1942).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Geographical Playbills Collection, 1832-1980 (inclusive) 1925-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 242 boxes and 105.61 linear feet
Abstract:: The Geographical Playbills Collection consists chiefly of playbills from the United States, but Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Japan are also represented. Although this is a collection of playbills, there are also some letters, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Princeton University Library Collection of Simos Menardos Materials, 1884-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of autograph manuscript notes, notebooks, correspondence, and a copy of a legal document.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Princeton University Library Collection of Stephanos Stournaras Photographs, circa 1880

Extent:: 1.3 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of Stephanos Stournaras photographs of Greece.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Letters to Michaēl Iatros, 1837-1857 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of incoming letters to Michaēl Iatros, a Greek politician and merchant, from several merchants and philanthropists, and members of the clergy.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

William J. Harsha Papers, 1873-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of four volumes of sermons, lecture notes, diary entries, and clippings, as well as correspondence, broadsides, a pamphlet, and a photograph belonging to William J. Harsha (1853-1938), a Presbyterian minister from Illinois who worked in Nebraska, New York, and Colorado, and who was an advocate for Indigenous civil rights.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks, 1896-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks consists of newspaper clippings and programs relating to the musical career of Witherspoon, a Metropolitan Opera basso and performer of songs in recital.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Booth Tarkington Papers, 1812-1956, 1812-1956 (inclusive) 1899-1946 (bulk)

Extent:: 281 boxes and 131.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of extensive writings -- novels, plays, short stories, articles, film scenarios, radio scripts -- and correspondence of "The Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tarkington, noted American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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